This Does Not Compute
The irony in today’s subject is that it came to me while listening to streaming music through an app on my wi-fi connected smartphone, which was wirelessly transmitting the tunes to the Bluetooth speaker my […]
Author: John Branning
Read more of John Branning's posts at JohnBranning.com, with his political verse now found at TheTrumpPoems.com.
I’m Not Your Stepping Stone
The phone rang shortly after noon one day last week. The display indicated the call was from my beloved wife, Carol, no doubt stealing a few minutes from her lunch break to express her profound affection […]
All Washed Up
I came downstairs the other morning to find a pile of laundry at the foot of the steps. Not washed and folded laundry neatly placed in a basket and ready to carry upstairs — but […]
McMaster of denial
Statement from national security advisor H.P. Lovecraft H.R. McMaster, in response to allegations that President Trump shared classified intelligence with the Russians during a meeting in the Oval Office: “The story that came out tonight, as reported, […]
Twenty-two signs I am not aging as gracefully as I’d like
1. More and more frequently, when I come out from the grocery store I can’t remember where I parked the car. 2. When I use the trimmer to clean out my ear and nose hair, […]
Rude Awakening
This morning my sleep was ended not by the ringing of the alarm clock but by my wife Carol punching me in the nose. As I cried out in pain, she offered this: “Oh, I’m […]